FVXX20 KWBC 231900
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VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY STATEMENT
ISSUED 1900 UTC 23 AUGUST 1999 BY THE WASHINGTON VAAC 
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SANTA MARIA  99-002   GUATEMALA  14.76N 91.55W 
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BACKGROUND:    SANTA MARIA GUATEMALA (1402-03)
               SUMMIT HEIGHT 12375 FT (3772 M)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION: GOES-8 VISIBLE INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY.  GUATEMALA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY.
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ERUPTION DETAILS: INITIAL ERUPTION TIME UNKNOWN.
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DETAILS OF ASH CLOUD: INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUATEMALA VOLCANO
OBSERVATORY INDICATES THAT THE VOLCANO IS UNDERGOING PERIODIC 
ROCKFALLS WHICH RESULT IN ASH AROUND THE VOLCANO BEING STIRRED UP. 
THE RESULTING ASH HAS BEEN CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND THE
VOLCANO.  THE SUSPICIOUS CLOUD REPORTED IN THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE HAS 
DISSIPATED.  HOT SPOTS ARE NO LONGER VISIBLE.
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TRAJECTORY: N/A.
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REAL TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY ALONG WITH THIS AND OTHER VOLCANIC ASH
ADVISORY STATEMENTS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A MAP DEPICTING ASH
LOCATION ARE AVAILABLE AT INTERNET URL ADDRESS
www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/washington.html
(all lower case except /VAAC/)
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OUTLOOK:  SEE LATEST SIGMETS.
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THIS WILL BE THE LAST MESSAGE ON THIS EVENT.
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PLEASE REFER TO SIGMETS FOR CURRENT WARNINGS.
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